Hat-block.



I o. E. STEVENS.

l HAT BLocx.- A

'A APPLICATION FILED 00T. 17 1901. v

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Y HAT BLOCK. APPLIOATIUI PILEDVOOT. .17, 1907.

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. G. E. STEVENS.' I i HAT BLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 17, 1901. v

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crown section, may make connection with ASwereifm OFF-10E CLIFFORD njsrevnxs, or EAST ORANGE, New JERSEY.

HAT-BLoCK. i.

To all whomy it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, Curr-ono E. Srnvnxs, citizen of the United States, residingr at East Orange, county of Essex, New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Blocks, of which the following Y.

is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a hat block for manufacturing and pressing hats, said construction being such that the parts are adjustable and interchangeable, thereby very greatly reducing the number of blocks necessary for use in a hat factory. In thepast it has been customary. in the manufacture, of straw hats for example, to provideja epa-rate block for each size hat and a separat block for each variation in the heightQofthe crown. This required a nmltitude ofblocks which occupied much space. By my inyention a Very great saving in expense is effected, not only m the orlgmal mvestment, butalso in storage.

In the dra\n`g\s, Figure l is a side elevation of the co1 plete block. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. lfii'l` 3 is a cross section of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a@ ila-r view of modification. Fig. 5 is a` 1'la-mot a detail of construction.

In the articular form of the invention shown in t 1e drawings, the lower part A rcpresents what I will term the, brim section of the block, which has an opening in the center of suitable outline. As shown, `the surface of the brim sect-ion is flat. The member B represents the crown section. This sect-ion is carried in the opening of the brim section and suitable means is provided wlerebythis crown section may be adjusted up and down to' provide for different heights of crown) One preferred form of construct-ion whereby the ad'ustability of the crown section is eil'ectc includes an adjustable supporting flange or flanges carried at the side of the crown section and movable up and down thereon and arranged to rest upon some part v of the brim section, preferably in a recess, so as to lieflush. `In that articular form shown in the drawings, this fange is continuous or uninterrupted and extends around the crown section, as indicated by ring C. The crown section is hollow at its under` side and suit able slots are provided in the walls thereofthrough .which the .adjusting mechanism, when located within the hollowed part of the i theA ring C. A lhe adjusting mechanism, in'

Aprlicaton led October 17,

adjusting nut F is arranged to positively Specification of Letters .Patenti .A Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

1907. serial No. 397,888.' v

this particular instance, comprises a screw D projecting downwardly 1n the hollow-ed underside of the crown die. E 1s a spider, the

in the wall of the crown die and carry the external ring C. F is a nut and il is a lock nut mounted on the screw D, to adjust and lock the spider and ring at the desired elevation.

The upward adjustment'may be effected posi- 65 tively, while the depression of the ring may bceil'ected by a spring G. vWhen the arts are assembled, the block may be emp oyed in the usual manner for manufacturing hats either'by pressing, sewing or otherwise, and 70 to that end may be used with any such other devices as are commonly employed by a-` batter in producing hats.

Where crowns of different circumference are required, it is merely necessary toiproi vide a crown section of the desired size arid to y\ have a ring C fitted thereto. The external size and shape of all the rings may be uniform, thereby permit-ting the substitution in a single brim section of a variety of crown 33 sections of different sizes. By my invention it is merely necessary for a single workman to -have a single brim block A. and a set of crown sections of different sizes. Each of these crown sections may be provided with s.; the adjusting element, so that the particular crown die carried thereby may be lifted to\ any height.

By this invention, as will be seen, all sizes and heights of hat may be produced with a sja` comparatively few ieces. The brim and Y Y"` crown sections may Eemadc of any suitable material. l

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the move the ring C both up and down. i

On the side of the crown graduations 'may be provided, if desired, to facilitate the d justinent of the supporting flange to an# desired elevation without the use of any sep- 00 arate measuring instruments.

IVha-t I claim is:

1. In a hat block, a brim section, a crown section and independent means r-novably carried by one of said sections for adjustably supporting the crown section on and relatively to the brim section.

:2. In ahat block, a brim section@ crown section and independent means moyably Y carried by the crown section for adjust'ably 11o supporting the crown section on and rela\ tively to the brim section.

I i i i i \y 3. In a hat die, a brim section, a crownfi ported upon the brim seetion, and means`l` or adjusting said vflange on said crown sec\ tion to vary the height of the s aine relativelyy to the brim section. o

4. In a hat bloekfa briin section, a crown section, a supporting flange on the crown section and adjustable thereon, and a recess in the biiin section 'arranged to vreceive said flange.

5. In a hatl block, a briin section, a crownsection, a ring around the crown section and adjustable thereon, and a recess in the. brim section arranged to receive said ring flush with the surface thereof.

6. In a hat block, a brim section, a crown section, a ring around the crown section and adjustable thereon, a recess in the brim sec'- jiisting means within t-lie'c-rown sect-ion inaking connection with said ring tlii'oiigli'-t-lie walls thereof. section, a supporting flange 01;/ the cro'im seetion, an Aadjusting device 'wi hin the crown fion, said adiusting device being -con- 'nr-and down.

l 3 S In a hat block, a brim section, a hollow crown section, a flange at the outer side Vof the fi-omi section, and means for adjusting said flange np and down thereon, said flange being supported by the brim section when 35 the parts are assembled whereby the height of the crown may be varied.

tion arranged to receive said ring, and ad- LEsLiR STEVENS.

ngcted to said flange for moving the latteill.,l

7. In a hat block', a brini section, a cronm 25 I 

